National Research Council Post-doctoral position with the US
Environmental Protection Agency and Washington State University,
Vancouver
Application period is February 1-May 1, 2010
Modeling surface water N loading and removal for the nation: Foundation
for ecosystem services assessment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyâs Ecosystem Services Research
Program seeks an individual to contribute to an ongoing, multi-year
effort to characterize N-related ecosystem services and human impacts on
these services within the US. In the continental US, inputs of reactive
nitrogen (N) to the terrestrial biosphere have increased by nearly
five-fold over natural background rates due to activities associated
with transportation, and food, fiber, and energy production. A number
of recent modeling efforts (e.g. SPARROW, NEWS, and others) have focused
on linking anthropogenic N enrichment with N loading to surface
freshwaters and the coastal zone at regional and global scales. Yet,
much work remains to be done comparing and interpreting output from
existing regional and national scale models as well as enhancing the
spatial and temporal resolution of these models to increase their
utility to managers and policy-makers. It is expected that the
postdoctoral fellow in this position will work closely with Dr. John
Harrison (Washington State University -Vancouver) to implement spatially
explicit models of aquatic N loading, thereby enhancing understanding of
sources, patterns, and controls of N inputs to surface fresh waters and
the coastal zone, as well as the potential impacts of these inputs on
ecosystem services. It is anticipated that this effort will be
coordinated with complementary efforts to estimate N inputs, outputs,
and removal within many ecosystem types within the US, including
wetlands, riparian areas, and river networks (headwater streams,
perennial streams, and large rivers). Qualifications: a Ph.D. degree in
biogeochemistry, biogeochemical modeling, limnology, marine or estuarine
ecology, or related field. The primary work location will be the
Freshwater Ecology Branch of the Western Ecology Division (WED) located
in Corvallis, Oregon. The Associate will work with scientists across
EPA as part of a national program examining the impacts of nitrogen
within EPAâs Ecosystem Services Research Program.
For more information on the position see:
http://nrc58.nas.edu/RAPLab10/Opportunity/Opportunity.aspx?LabCode=22&ROPCD=220209&RONum=B7165
For information on the NRC program and application deadlines see
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/rap/
For information on how to apply see:
http://nrc58.nas.edu/RAPLab10/Opportunity/Program.aspx?LabCode=22&ReturnURL=%2fRAPLab10%2fOpportunity%2fPrograms.aspx%3fLabCode%3d22
Please pass this information to people you know who might be interested
in the position. Application period opens Feb 1, and closing date is
May 1, 2010.
For more information please contact Jana Compton, [email protected]
541-754-4620
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Jana Compton, Ecologist
US Environmental Protection Agency
NHEERL - Western Ecology Division
200 SW 35th St.
Corvallis, OR 97333
phone 541-754-4620
fax 541-754-4799
[email protected]
http://www.epa.gov/wed/pages/staff/compton.htm
http://www.forestry.oregonstate.edu/cof/fs/people/faculty/compton.php
Ecosystem Services Research Program - Nitrogen Project
http://www.epa.gov/wed/pages/research/nitrogen/index.html
